OK, I’ll make a selection for John Kerry’s running mate (assuming he doesn’t go with my original pick). I nominate Joe Biden. Yes, he’s got the Senator baggage and yes there were those law school missteps (but they say plagiarism is the new journalism). I think he’s got the right mixtures of edge and gravitas and plain-talker and politician. Mostly, I’d just like to see if John McCain could still endorse the Bush/Cheney ticket without bursting into laughter (or tears).

Davenetics by Dave Pell

Welcome to Dave Pell's Davenetics, the Official Blog of the Next Five Minutes. Dave is an old school blogger. It all started with Davenetics, but then grew into a suite of blogs and brands including Electablog (politics) and NextDraft (newsletter). These days, Dave almost all of his blogging at Tweetage Wasteland, a look at the realtime web that is syndicated by Forbes, NPR, Gizmodo and others. Dave is also the founder of Rollyo and Addictomatic, an investor/adviser for several start-ups, and the husband of Gina Pell.